Welcome to ITCH - the Ipswich triathlon club hand-out - with results from June 2011...

Wed 27 July 2011 - a bunch of reports for July have just floated in, which I'll use next issue. Cut off for further reports: Fri 5th August

You should already have received a pointer to the league as at end of June. As of today I have still not received results for Fritton Standard/Olympic in a form which shows club members (yes, I have e-mailed the two addresses I found on the event/Fritton websites). Have YOU got a copy? Have you got a copy of the entry list with club members identified? Did you race it?

Similarly I know of no club member who actually competed in the Dambuster.

That said, you can download a PDF of the current standings from http://ipswich-tri.org/JOIN/itch-league/ITCH-league-2011-current-standings.pdf - contact me if you need a copy of the rather large spreadsheet that sits behind it.

To remind you - there is a certain element of trust here - for example, I assume you are innocent of deliberate kit violation unless I see you being guilty. I am also relying on YOU to send me a suitable set of results should you do an Ironman which you want reflected in the league - preferably spreadsheets, NOT PDFs.

For fuller details, see http://ipswich-tri.org/JOIN/itch-league/itch-league-2011-info.htm

Any single "long" event [100]
You can submit any single "long" event result but the event must be based on the WTC distances of 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike & 26.2 mile marathon run. Also, you must provide a full set of results in a format that we can use to calculate your points.
Examples:

• the supply of water bottles to club members
• a low turn out of volunteers at Alton Water for the Great East Swim
• discounted membership fee for people joining late in the year
• club inventory
• continued commitment to Clubmark

The committee normally meets at Greshams on the SECOND Thursday of each month.

John demonstrates the correct way to put one's hands on one's hips

Depending on why you're chasing him, you can e-mail John via either kit@ipswich-tri.org or treasurer@ipswich-tri.org or contact him via Facebook.
You can e-mail Kate via kate@ipswich-tri.org, contact her via Facebook, or follow her at www.twitter.com/ironfishy

To remind you:

The aim of the junior championships is to foster active participation in triathlon and in the disciplines which make up triathlon, both in training and in competition.

With this in mind, the championships for 2011 will be decided on a points basis, with points being awarded for participation and performance across the season. The champion for each age group will be the person in that age group with the highest total number of points at the end of the season.

The information given is now available for reference at http://ipswich-tri.org/titch/ but please note that Isabel will be modify some of the training sessions after May. This is so that junior members can benefit from closed circuit cycle sessions being planned for Trinity Park in Ipswich.

Remaining competitions after June
 

Isabel an be contacted by e-mail to juniors@ipswich-tri.org or on 01394-460288/07970-937899

Triathlons

East Essex Kids Triathlon, 4th June.
Izzy Wickens finished in 4th place in the Tristar 2 Girls category in a time of 23.32, whilst Lorna Robinson achieved an excellent 3rd place in the Tristar 3 Girls in 28.35.

New Hall Junior Triathlon, 19 June.
Izzy Wickens finished as 6th girl in Tristar 2 in 29:03, whilst Charlotte Wickens and Lorna Robinson battled it out for 2nd and 4th place in the girl's Tristar 3 category, finishing in 34:33 and 34:57 respectively.

Running/Track and Field

East Anglia Leagues, Stowmarket Friday 5, Bury St Edmunds Friday 5
A busy month for ITC juniors, with Joshua Richards and Louis Breyer both competing in the East Anglia athletics leagues. June saw Josh pick up two 2nd place finishes in the discus, and a 1st and 3rd in the Javelin. Louis meanwhile took 1st place in the  U13s 800m metres at King's Lynn, and scored a fine win in his first competitive race over 75metre hurdles, beating the county champion.
On the road, Louis finished 10th in the U16s race at Stowmarket, and 3rd in U13s at Bury, whilst Solomon Breyer was 3rd placed U8 at Stowmarket and Bury. New ITC junior Tim Davies picked up a 3rd place in the U11 race at Bury.

Cycling

Mud, Sweat and Gears junior race, Tunstall Forest, June 5th.
The weather was dry but cloudy which was ideal.  30 boys took part, some very experienced and others novices like us doing our first race.  During the first hour all the children were divided into three groups for 20 minute training sessions on cornering, overtaking and cycling through sand.  After the training it was time for the race.  After the practice lap and the qualifying lap we had to race three times around the course which was through trees, up and down hill and largely on dirt.  The  fastest time was 8.34 minutes.  There were only two of us from Ipswich Tri there and we were very pleased with our times of 10.36 and 14th place (James Phelan) and 11.21 and 22nd place (Oliver Phelan).

Round up by Russell Breyer

Further info - see www.fritton-lake-triathlon.co.uk
Also - part of Regional Sprint Championship - see http://www.triathlonenglandeast.org/

Can you provide some results which identify club members? Were you there?

Further info - see www.fritton-lake-triathlon.co.uk

The Harwich Sprint and Olympic triathlons take place on separate weekends this year, a departure from last year's practice. The Sprint Tri commenced fairly late in the day at 4p.m. with 210 competitors braving a torrential downpour and stiff winds.  The weather eased a little as the afternoon wore on, the wind dropping to the point where the seafront run was less affected than it might have been.

Lee Sheldrake (pictured here) led the way home for ITC, finishing 10th in a time of 1:06:37, an improvement of 2 minutes on last year's 12th place.
Antony Birt finished 14th in 1:07:54. Russel Breyer came 40th in 1:14:18, an improvement of 10 places. John Moody bettered last years result by over five minutes, finishing 18 places up in 56th with a time of 1:16:12. Simon Palmer finished 5th in the 55+ category, coming 81st overall in 1:19:30, with Anne Goodwin coming 7th in her category with 1:46:49.

Further results, see www.harwichrunners.co.uk

Same old Wimbleball, lots of ups, downs, more ups and more downs. Most notable for me this year for odd things

• time spent running backwards to help the TV crew redo one of their shots (I am a self-confessed television tart);
• witnessing a colleague turning down a roll-down slot to Las Vegas;
• a younger, "finished ages ago" competitor thanking me for inspiring him with my repeat offending (I've done every IMUK70.3);
• seeing Neil absolutely chuffed to bits with his "fast finisher" baseball hat! (I didn't see faster finisher Chris, but I suspect he was wearing his matching compression socks.)

Upsetting for Kate to just miss the podium - it did go an enquiry - but it was only a training run after all, and we did get some time on the local steam train and at the Bakelite Museum.

Fuller results via www.ironmanuk.com

Please check the ICA website for the results - see http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tim.m.butler/.

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I am selling my triathlon bike – it is a superb racer and scarily fast.  Specification as follows:-

19” Campagnolo frame (pearl white);  Ekip saddle stem and handlebars;
Campagnolo Xenon brake callipers; Mirage levers and group set;
ITM Millennium Carbon forks; Battaglin rims (black); Michelin Pro Race tyres;
Look pedals (shoes available as well size 7)

Offers in region £300

Phone 07842 869414 (Barbara), 07756773561 (Geoff), 01473 830867 (evenings and weekends)

You must wear club kit to score points in the ITCH league (although discretion is used where, for example, you've tried to get kit but it hadn't arrived in time, or where you have a charity place which mandates you wear the charity's kit) and members of UK:A clubs are supposed to wear club kit anyway (e.g. for the cross-country series).

John's particular recommendation is the "duathlon top with pockets" which people find tight enough to be able to swim in, and which you can wear with your own tri-shorts. (But check the rules about sleeves if you intend riding TTs.)

Some people find the tri-suits a little too light-weight for longer events.  which is why Neil has negotiated a source of club-logotyped 2XU tri-suits. The 2XU suits, although more expensive, might be a more comfortable investment for people planning to do an Ironman or 70.3 in a tri-suit.

E-mail kit man John on kit@ipswich-tri.org or ring him at home on Ipswich (01473) 711592, and John will normally make arrangements to hand over kit at a mutually convenient Thursday evening.
If you e-mail or write to John, please include your own full name, address & other contact details.

For the new, high-end, 2XU tri-suits, contact Neil Catling, but note that he has recently submitted an order so it could be some time before he can process any further orders.

Juniors should talk to Isabel, who has been running a junior-focussed scheme.

Sponsors

Sponsor Charlie Stannett in Ironman UK at www.justgiving.com/charlie-stannett - Rotary charities
Sponsor Julia Yelloly in Outlaw at www.justgiving.com/JuliaYelloly - EACH

John Wankowski wants to be a torch bearer - He writes:
The liklihood of me getting to be an olympic athlete is slim to nil. As a conselation, will anyone nominate me to be an olympic torch bearer in Suffolk please? (If I don't ask anyone, I definatly won't get it :) Please go to http://www.london2012.com/games/olympic-torch-relay/carrying-the-olympic-flame/nominate-a-torchbearer.php

Race reports - thanks to everybody who has written items. Please continue to send them in, to itch@ipswich-tri.org - thanks.